E-mail a friendApril 8, 2005
New York Times columnist and author Thomas L. Friedman explains how the "flattening of the world" is leveling the global competitive playing field. Former B2K frontman Omarion gives his take on the breakup of the band.
Thomas L. Friedman
Thomas L. Friedman
Thomas L. Friedman is foreign affairs columnist for The New York Times, a best-selling author and three-time Pulitzer Prize winner. His book, From Beirut to Jerusalem, is used as a textbook on the Middle East in many high schools and universities. Friedman joined the Times in '81 and has been Beirut and Israel bureau chief and economic correspondent in its Washington bureau. As the paper's chief diplomatic correspondent, he chronicled the end of the Cold War. Hot, Flat, and Crowded is his latest book.
Omarion
Omarion
Omarion's multi-layered career includes singing, television and film. He was once the lead singer of R&B boy band B2K. In '04, after three years and four albums with the quartet, Omarion launched a solo music career and has a debut release, 'O,' on Epic Records. The Inglewood, CA native has appeared on TV in One on One and The Bernie Mac Show, and on the big screen in You Got Served and Fat Albert. He's also penned his memoir, O, in which he gives his account of the unraveling of the band.